if i was born a native speaker of korean, but now im better in english, does that make english my first lang?

Question

I've speaked korean my whole life. im good at it, but since i've immigrated to canada, my english has surpased my korean skills (im still good at korean though). Does that make Korean my second language? (Because I've always thought English was my second language...)

Answer 1

No, Korean is your first language.

Answer 2

English as a second language or English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) as we call it now, is an educational term used to describe English as it is being taught to someone who is proficient in AT LEAST one other language...but not english. You are now bilingual so you do not require those services. I suppose you could say english is your second language because you learned to speak it in the second ordinal position but that is not really what the term means.

Answer 3

I think I know what you mean. You're asking if "first language" means the one you're strongest in. No, it doesn't. Korean is your first language, and English is your second. Generally, when a person's first language suffers as a result of the development of a second language, it's called "subtractive bilingualism".

Answer 4

Korean is your first language because its your mother tongue and the first language u spoke throughout your life
English is your second language since you only picked it up later in your life

Answer 5

English is still your second language. Your native tongue is whatever you were born speaking. A lot of the time some one will immigrate and loose their original language but it's still considered to be their first language. It goes in order of how you learned them. For me English is my native tongue and German despite it being broken and crummy is my second.

Answer 6

Nope. You learned Korean First :O). But now it could be considered your native language if you use English more.

Answer 7

no, you will always be a native korean speaker because that is the first language you learned to speak.

Answer 8

korean is your first language and english your second language.

Answer 9

because of the fact the Quran replace into initially written in Arabic, that's counseled for Muslims to learn the language so as that they are in a position to confirm the Quran in its unique sort. One language can on no account completely translate into yet another. I do get what you're saying. some human beings look to confuse Arab lifestyle with faith. yet Barakallah Feek skill "might the advantages of Allah be upon you".

Answer 10

English is your second language. Congratulations for learning it well.